Himbleton House, Himbleton Road, St John's, Worcester, WR2 6HS - Retirement Living Village – For people aged 60+ or 55+ if in receipt of PIP/DLA - RM

• We hold an in-house waiting list for Himbleton House Apartments. • Register your interest today! • To apply you must be aged 60+ or 55+ if in receipt of PIP / DLA

Platform Housing are delighted to offer one-bedroom unfurnished apartments in the sought after location of St John's, Worcester.  The properties are suitable for a couple or single person aged 60+ or 55+ if in receipt of PIP/DLA. 

Himbleton House is a retirement Village with communal facilities Lounge, Dining room, Laundry, Guest facilities, garden and having the reassuring benefit of Non-resident management staff (24 hours a day) and Careline alarm service.

There is a bus stop 500 yards; shop 500 yards; post office 500 yards; town centre 2 miles away

Images are of a similar property for illustration purposes.

The self-contained apartments comprises of;

• Kitchen
• Lounge
• Bathroom with level access shower
• One double bedroom 
• Gas fired community scheme central heating (personal heating included in rent & service charge figures listed)
• Double glazing  
• EPC rating - C
• Council Tax - band A
• No deposit/fees required

You will be required to pay one month’s rent in advance on the tenancy start day depending on the apartment ranging from £964.76 - £1,019.95. Please note that if you are claiming Housing Benefit or Housing Element of Universal Credit there are some service charges that would not be covered. These include a £117.71pcm personal heating charge, £0.0.42pcm for Communal TV licence,  £29.87pcm charge towards the cost of support & £11.78pcm management & administration charge. A lettings Officer can give you a full break breakdown of the charges of what is eligible for Housing Benefits payments. Please note our preferred method of payment is via Direct Debit and we accept Housing Benefit and Universal Credit.

If you are accepted and do become a Platform Housing Group tenant, you will be offered a starter tenancy. If there have been no breaches or issues within the first year of your tenancy you will be considered for an assured lifetime tenancy.  

Please be aware Housing Benefit / Universal Credit will only pay for the property you are living in and you will need to give notice on your current tenancy.   

If you are successful in being offered this property you will be contacted by the Lettings Officer and you will need to complete an application form. At this stage the Lettings Officer will confirm the rent and service charges. 

We wish to advise you that we cannot contact customers that are not successful for the property.

Pets are considered in accordance with the Tenancy Management Policy.

Please visit our website for FAQ’s  https://www.platformhg.com